# README — Psychological Well-being in Researchers and University Students (2019-2024)
## Version 2 | 2026-03-19

DOI: https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/KZMR7C
Author: de la Serna, Juan Moises (UNIR) | ORCID: 0000-0002-8401-8018
License: CC0 1.0 Universal

## Description
Dataset compiling statistics on psychological well-being among academic researchers and
university students (undergraduate and postgraduate) globally, 2019-2024.
Variables: PSS-10 stress, MBI burnout, career satisfaction, work-life balance,
institutional support. Sources: Nature, Wellcome Trust, OECD, PMC.

## Geographic Coverage
Global, USA, UK, Europe, Asia, Latin America

## Files
- psychological_wellbeing_researchers_students_2019_2024.tab — Main data (13 vars, 64 obs)
- README.md — This file
- CODEBOOK.md — Variable dictionary
- METHODOLOGY.md — Data collection protocol
- CHANGELOG.md — Version history
- references.csv — Bibliography (10 sources)

## Key Variables
population_type, region, year, pss10_mean_score, burnout_prevalence_pct,
career_satisfaction_pct, work_life_balance_score, institutional_support_index,
mental_health_diagnosis_pct, main_stressor_1, data_source, notes

## Data Quality Notes
- Burnout prevalence varies by MBI cutoff used across studies
- COVID-19 period (2020-2022) may inflate stress estimates vs. pre-pandemic baseline
- Self-report bias inherent in all survey-based psychological data
- Latin America underrepresented vs. North America/Europe

## How to Cite
de la Serna, Juan Moises, 2026, "Psychological Well-being in Researchers and University
Students (2019-2024)", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/KZMR7C, Harvard Dataverse.